![]() ![]() The news of Lil Peep’s death-a year ago last week-broke a lot of hearts but it didn’t immediately break mine. ![]() You’ll never get Hype Williams-sized budgets these days but you can wear a synthetic pink and green fur coat and stunt in front of The Kremlin. Meanwhile, the video operated as an exhibition of guerilla filmmaking. Even the reference to his full rap name “Little Bo Peep,” played like an act of genre subversion. Spitting classic rap braggadocio about limousine trucks and iced-out whips, Peep name-dropped his GothBoiClique to signify a brash show of strength, but simultaneously applied it to an androgynous emo-rap that defied traditional hip-hop norms. The instrument highlights the half-lucid vocal style that made him an instantly quotable hook machine. Like many Peep cuts, “Benz Truck” rides a sinister and muddied guitar line that sounds snatched from the 1990s alternative rock canon. But within that brief span, he delivered a 160-second distillation of his electric star quality. Lil Peep’s existence was short and chaotic. Dean Van Nguyen can take you there, but baby, you won’t make it back. ![]()
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